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Submission + - Birth of Handspring and the Treo

Submitted by Gammu
Gammu writes: After leaving Palm (after years of mismanagement and interference by its parent company, 3COM) Donna Dubinsky and Jeff Hawkins founded Handspring. To the outside world, Handspring appeared to be an ordinary PDA company, releasing the well respected Visor with its SpringBoard slot and enhanced software, but in reality, it was a communications company in disguise. Visor sales helped finance the development and marketing of a new flagship product, the Treo. After two generations of Treos were released, Palm acquired Handspring and adopted the 'communicator' strategy, continuing to release new revisions of the original Handspring design. Read the full history of Handspring and the Treo at Silicon User.
Handhelds

Submission + - Palm Before the PalmPilot

Submitted by Gammu
Gammu writes: The Pilot (later PalmPilot and finally just Palm) saved Palm Computing. Before the release of the Pilot, the company was subsisting (barely) on revenue from connectivity packages for HP PDA's and a version of Graffiti for the Newton. This was because its first PDA hardware product had failed under the weight of feature creep and design by committee. Read about Palm's early history at SiliconUser.
Programming

Submission + - Before HTML: The History of HyperCard (siliconuser.com)

Submitted by Gammu
Gammu writes: Before HTML, HyperCard was the hypertext framework of choice for consumers. At a time when Apple was the largest PC manufacturer in units shipped, HyperCard was bundled with every Macintosh, PowerBook and Apple IIgs sold to the public. This initial popularity died down after Apple unsuccessfully tried to release the program under the Claris brand. HyperCard continued receiving updates until 1998 and was being sold on the Apple website until 2004. Despite HyperCard's long, drawn out death, it was notable for bringing the concept of hypertext to consumers and making it possible to create programs without learning a programming language.
Media (Apple)

Submission + - How the Apple Retail Stores were Born (siliconuser.com)

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wackymacs
wackymacs writes: "During the mid-nineties, Mac users were prone to dealing with poorly-trained and ill-maintained Mac sections in big box computer and electronics stores. These environments did not foster customer loyalty nor did they help differentiate the Mac user-experience from Windows. After Steve Jobs returned to Apple, he began a concerted campaign to help sales by improving the presentation of Macs. This campaign culminated with the introduction of the Apple Stores in 2001."
United States

Submission + - TigerDirect - illegal selling tactics? (wangproducts.com)

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Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward writes: "TigerDirect markets itself using the slogan "The Best Computer and Electronics Deals Anywhere", and I hoped they would live up to their slogan. Sadly, I was horribly wrong — TigerDirect have one of the worst customer service teams I have ever dealt with — and in my opinion, they are also using illegal tactics to sell their products. Here is my story..."
Graphics

Submission + - History of Photoshop: The Mac's First Killer App

Submitted by Gammu
Gammu writes: For the past fifteen plus years, Photoshop has turned into the killer app for graphics designers on the Mac. It was originally written as a support app for a grad student's thesis and struggled to find wide commercial release. Eventually, Adobe licensed the app and has sold millions of copies. Read about its early history at SiliconUser.

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